This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 3
Ref. image: 2461234.93192712 13.07.2026 10:21:48.503 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-21-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0287.fits
First image: 2461234.93192712 13.07.2026 10:21:48.503 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-21-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Last image: 2461333.94947719 20.10.2026 10:47:04.829 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0247.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.19
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 10591
Objects passed selection criteria: 10524
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.1 2.0 2 3
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.1 2.0 2 3
Average stars detected per image: 8144.33
Average stars matched: 7724.33 (94.843 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 237520 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Oct 20 05:49:53 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
***** IMAGE PROCESSING ERROR (less than 4 images processed) *****
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 3
Ref. image: 2461234.93192712 13.07.2026 10:21:48.503 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-21-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0287.fits
First image: 2461234.93192712 13.07.2026 10:21:48.503 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-21-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0287.fits
Last image: 2461333.94947719 20.10.2026 10:47:04.829 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0247.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -6.91
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 10 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 65061
Objects passed selection criteria: 64804
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.1 2.0 2 3
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.1 2.0 2 3
Average stars detected per image: 51756.7
Average stars matched: 48066 (92.8692 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 290584 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Oct 20 05:50:04 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
***** IMAGE PROCESSING ERROR (less than 4 images processed) *****
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-21-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_04-59-09_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0342.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0247.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0248.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-21-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0287.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_04-59-09_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0342.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-21-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_04-59-09_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0342.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0247.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0248.fits
Last image: 2461333.94947719 20.10.2026 10:47:04.829 UTC
ERROR running VaST on the field And-05-Q2b1x1 (less than 4 images processed)
exp_start= 13.07.2026 10:21:48.503 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461234.93192712 ap= 6.2 rotation= 0.000 *detected= 11236 *matched= 11236 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-21-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0287.fits
exp_start= 14.07.2026 09:59:09.779 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461235.91620115 ap= 6.3 rotation= 0.068 *detected= 11343 *matched= 10568 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_04-59-09_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0342.fits
exp_start= 20.10.2026 10:47:04.829 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461333.94947719 ap= 7.4 rotation= -179.784 *detected= 1854 *matched= 1369 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0247.fits
exp_start= 20.10.2026 10:47:54.826 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461333.95005586 ap= 7.0 rotation= -179.766 *detected= 1776 *matched= 1431 status=ERROR /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0248.fits
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-21-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_04-59-09_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0342.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0247.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0248.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-21-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0287.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_04-59-09_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0342.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-21-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0287.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_04-59-09_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0342.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0247.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0248.fits
Last image: 2461333.94947719 20.10.2026 10:47:04.829 UTC
ERROR running VaST on the field And-05-Q2b1x1 (less than 4 images processed)
exp_start= 13.07.2026 10:21:48.503 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461234.93192712 ap= 4.8 rotation= 0.000 *detected= 70538 *matched= 70538 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-13_05-21-48_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0287.fits
exp_start= 14.07.2026 09:59:09.779 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461235.91620115 ap= 4.8 rotation= 0.066 *detected= 72746 *matched= 64946 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-07-14_04-59-09_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0342.fits
exp_start= 20.10.2026 10:47:04.829 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461333.94947719 ap= 5.6 rotation= -179.781 *detected= 11986 *matched= 8714 status=OK /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0247.fits
exp_start= 20.10.2026 10:47:54.826 exp= 20.000 JD= 2461333.95005586 ap= 5.4 rotation= -179.744 *detected= 11553 *matched= 9385 status=ERROR /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-20_CI_And-05-Q2b1x1_054826_TTUQ2b1x1_2423676_DakZET99/fd_And-05-Q2b1x1_2026-10-20_05-47-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0248.fits
Source monitoring: NOT measuring the monitored positions on the field And-05-Q2b1x1 - the transient search raised a processing error: ERROR running VaST on the field And-05-Q2b1x1 (less than 4 images processed)
Source monitoring: the monitored positions on the field And-05-Q2b1x1 are recorded as run_error (rejected by this run, never measured later)
########### Completed And-05-Q2b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt
#### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources ####
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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ls: cannot access 'planets.txt': No such file or directory
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT):
ls: cannot access 'moons.txt': No such file or directory
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT):
ls: cannot access 'spacecraft.txt': No such file or directory
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ls: cannot access 'comets.txt': No such file or directory
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
ls: cannot access 'asassn_transients_list.txt': No such file or directory
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
ls: cannot access 'tocp_transients_list.txt': No such file or directory